Trading options is often scary... but it doesn't have to be!It's the biggest mistake options traders make... and it's the reason why 9 people out of 10 quit options...Most options traders fall for the same trap - they "buy" an option and end up losing money on 90% of their trades.Of course, any options player knows that losing trades are part of the game. But it doesn't mean losing has to be the n...Read More
Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE: FSM) (TSX: FVI) decided this week to move forward with a strategic cooperation agreement with Prospero Silver (TSXV: PSL) and exercised its right to be granted an option to acquire up to a 70% interest in the Pachuca SE project, located close to the historic mining city of Pachuca in Mexico's central Hidalgo state.To be able to do so, Fortuna has to spend $8 million in...Read More
* Zinc stocks in LME approved warehouses halved since August * U.S-China trade truce threatened by Huawei CFO arrest (Updates with closing prices)By Pratima DesaiLONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Copper prices slipped on Mondayas Chinese import data reinforced worries about growth in demandfor industrial metals fuelled by the ongoing U.S.-China tradedispute, while a firmer dollar also weighed.Benchmark c...Read More
REVIEW, PREVIEW, AND BOTH SHORT- AND LONGER-TERM THOUGHTS Job growth slowed in November amid fears that economic growth is losing steam. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 155,000 for the month while the unemployment rate again held at 3.7 percent, its lowest since 1969, the Labor Department reported Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting payroll growth of 198,000 and the jobless r...Read More
Gold jumped to $1,251 in Asia - the highest level since July 11. Rising evidence of a global growth slowdown, trade fears, and the resulting risk aversion is likely helping gold report gains. Talk of Fed rate pause in 2019 is likely adding to the bullish tone around the yellow metal. Gold rose to a six-month high of $1,251, having closed higher by 2.10 percent last week – its biggest weekl...Read More
Published 22 Hours AgoUpdated5 Hours AgoReuters Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGold will continue to shine amid a weak dollar, says author and gold pro Jim Rickards.Gold edged lower on Monday as the dollar firmed, but stock market volatility and chances of a slower pace of U.S. interest rate hikes in 2019 kept bullion close to a 5-month peak scaled earlier in the session.Spot gold was d...Read More
Gold is one of the few assets that have been holding up over the last few months.We have seen some weaker economic data and the market telling the Fed it might to be able to handle more rate hikes.I don't expect a dip before gold moves higher if we see more economic weakness and the Fed pausing.The speculative interest is still on the wrong side of gold and short covering could fuel an upward...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1244.30-$4.10Silver$14.52-$0.11XAU67.40-0.79%HUI154.01+0.05%GDM560.44+0.02%JSE Gold1249.20+48.07USD97.21+0.61Euro113.57-0.53Yen88.34-0.46Oil$51.00-$1.6110-Year2.854%-0.002T-Bond144.0625+0.15625Dow24423.26+0.14%Nasdaq7020.52+0.74%S&P2637.72+0.18% The Metals: Gold saw slight gains in Asia before it fell back to $1243.50 by a little after 8AM EST and then...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort173,019124,01852,329135,067193,316360,415369,663Change from Prior Reporting Period 16,240-30,890-13,215-37,2914,858-34,266-39,247Traders17075725050248174 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 39,50430,256399,919 -8,616-3,635-42,882 non reportable positionsC...Read More
By Keith WeinerThe Baby Boom generation may be the first generation to leave less to their children than they inherited. Or to leave nothing at all. We hear lots often from Baby Boomers about the propensities of their children's generation. The millennials don't have good jobs, don't save, don't buy houses in the same proportions as their parents, etc.We have no doubt that attitudes have changed...Read More
By Frank HolmesStrengthsThe best performing metal this week was palladium, up 3.88 percent on very tight physical markets. Dutch bank ABN Amro noted that palladium has overshot and may slide back 20 percent to $1,000. Gold traders and analysts are the most bullish they've been in at least three years on the yellow metal this week, according to Bloomberg's weekly survey. Walter Pehowich, executiv...Read More
TECHNICAL SCOOPCharts and commentary by David ChapmanPhone: 416-523-5454 Email: david@davidchapman.comdchapman@enrichedinvesting.comTwitter: @Davcha12December 10, 2018"If I owe a million dollars, I am lost. But if I owe $50 billion the bankers are lost" Celso Ming (Brazilian journalist, 1942-) "The principles of successful stock speculation are based on the supposition that people will contin...Read More
Index futures were groping for a bottom Sunday night, extending Friday's losses by about a 35% on light volume. DaBoyz will have a chance to exhaust sellers at somewhat lower levels, since the Mini-Dow and the Mini S&P were within easy distance of Hidden Pivot supports that lie, respectively, at 24094 and 2599.25. If neither holds, we'll shift our attention to market bellwether AAPL, which could...Read More
Apart from a 2-week period around the middle of the year, my Gold True Fundamentals Model (GTFM) has been bearish since mid-January 2018. There have been fluctuations along the way, but at no time since mid-January have the true fundamentals* been sustainably-supportive of the gold price. However, significant shifts occurred over the past fortnight and for the first time in quite a while the fun...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold$1248.40+$10.10+2.19%Silver$14.63+$0.25+3.25%XAU67.94+2.40%+5.40%HUI153.93+2.58%+6.13%GDM560.05+2.34%+5.32%JSE Gold1201.13-0.09+9.31%USD96.60-0.14-0.61%Euro114.10+0.24+0.80%Yen88.80+0.01+0.67%Oil$52.61+$1.12+3.30%10-Year2.856%-0.031-4.86%Bond143.90625+0.34375+2.27%Dow24388.95-2.24%-4.50%Nasdaq6969.25-3.05%-4.93%S&P2633.08-2.33%-4.60%Weekly Performance (Source: GoldSeek...Read More
It's been 10 years since the Crash of 2008-09. And we have learned absolutely nothing. A look at the rioting in France proves this point. There are many aspects to it, but failing economic policies, higher prices, out of control immigration have all contributed to the inferno. Will Marine LaPen be the next lead of France? Let's find out what the bookies are saying. We also answer your questions so...Read More
Topics:- Global themes for 2019- Merk outlook for the economy and investing- How to position your portfolioAxel Merk is the Founder, President, Portfolio Manager, and CIO at Merk Investments LLC. He is an expert on qualitative research and macroeconomic trends. Mr. Merk is also an expert on macro trends, hard money, international investing, and on building sustainable wealth, and he is a pioneer i...Read More
The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau is planning to dramatically increase taxes on carbon emissions to combat climate change...he plans to set a national price on carbon emissions of $7.5 a ton rising to $37.50 by 2022! Similar tax hikes have caused massive upheaval in France where protesters are putting on yellow vests in solidarity and they're hitting the streets. In this video Dan Dicks...Read More
Manila Chan talks to investigative journalist, Ben Swann, about Facebook's purge on independent media. Read More